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The Wingh a end School sMoci-
anons'h : sc . ifor
a hada ed. a meeting next
Monday evening which should be of vital
interest to ,both. \young people and adults
in this community, At that .gathering,
which starts et 8:15 in the public school'
auditorium, a panel of selected people .will
discuss addictions• -- both drugs and
alcohol.
Members of the panel will be Dr. 4.
C. McKim of Lucknow, Rev. Barry Pass-
more of the Wingham United Church, Ted
Bridle, social worker on the staff of the
Goderich Psychiatric Hospital and Brian
Miller, a student at the Madill Secondary
School. Obviously the four panelists will
present views from widely separated van-
tage points.
The problem of addictions, particular-
ly in young people, is one of the major
issues of our times. The' use of drugs has
now bcome so widespread - that doctors
and psychiatrists are branding the habit
as having reached epidemic stage in the
larger centres. Within the past year or
two the problem has reached alarming
e'''. :,
cts
;proportions in the smaller towns of West
ern Ontario,
in thisage of permissiveness young
people are thoroughly convinced of their
right to experiment — to final out for
themselves rather than accepting the word
of parents and teachers. Although we con
all admire .the spirit of independence
which prOrripts this desire to learn about
' life first-hand, there are a few areas in
which the advice of experts should be
sought before exploration is started.
Where drugs are concerned it has become
increasingly apparent that the road back
from the frontiers of experimentis too
rough for many to follow.
The new generation is proud of its in-
telligence level. If that pride is well
founded, young people In this community
should welcome a chance to listen to the
panel at the, public school. It is to be
hoped that their elders will be equally in-
terested. The Association will welcome
all young people and the adults are invited,
whether they are parents of growing
children or not.
Sharneful Waste
Last week two young. people in New
Jersey drove out into the country, attached
a- vacuum cleaner hose to the tailpipe of
their car, threaded it up through a hole
in the floor and then climbed back into
the car with the motor running and died
in the tighly closed vehicle. They left a
series of notes to tell the world that they
were giving their lives for peace.
The girl was an outstanding athlete in
her school and her . boy friend was a
student leader. Both were, •. presumably,
bright youngsters with a. worthwhile fu-
ture ahead of them. Their act can hardy
be interpreted as anything more worthy
than a dramatic bid for national attention
not to the need to end -wars, but for
themselves as self-made martyrs.
When a monk in Vietnam burns him-
' self to depth on a sidewalk in Saigon most
Western minds simply fail to understand
what possible motivation could lead to
such a senseless waste ofhuman life. We
ascribe such an act to the intricacies of
Oriental philosophy, far beyond our com-
prehension.
When the same thing takes place in the
heart of the world's most highly civilized
nation it take the form of sheer idiocy.
These two kids from New Jersey, with all
the advantages they so obviously possess-
ed, could have found a hundred ways to
keep on living and working for peace.
Their deaths will be -'forgotten by all but
their parents and a few friends within a
matter of months and the world has lost
two valuable human beings for nothing.
This is, indeed, a. strange age. A time
in which so many try to prove by the use
of outlandish clothing and even by hideous
death that they have something to con-
tribute to mankind. It seems, however,
that the dramatic methods they employ
have become far more important than the
high-minded ends they profess to seek.
Does This Make Sense?
The leaders of two of Canada's largest
labor groups have come out ,with a state-
ment, one in English and ; the other it "—
French,.. w hich 'should be enshrined for all
time as masterpieces of distorted think-
ing. .
Donald MacDonald, president of the •
Canadian Labour Congress, and Marcel
Pepin,president of the -Quebec-based Con-
federation of National Trade Unions, forgot
their rivalries long enough to state pub-
licly and simultaneously, that government
must act at once to freeze prices right
across the 'country in order to stop. in-
flation.
The same statement contained the
labor leaders' denial that wages should fall
into the same category as prices. They
said that voluntary restraints on wage
increases would be unworkable and un-
just to workers. ,
These two men .are supposed to be re-
sponsible, thinking leaders -the individu-
als to whom tens of-.thousands.,.of Can.
.adian workers have entrusted their inter-
ests. Yet they have the temerity to
demand that all sections of the economy
be prohibited from meeting rising costs
while labor should be left free to demand
whatever it wants from the nation.
Inflation is an evil thing, for it makes
sacrifices of all those people who depend
on fixed incomes, such as pensioners.
There is no denying that every effort
should be made to stop its ,upward climb,
but if that goal is to b€ achieved'it cannot
be done without the full and complete
cooperation : of organized labor.
The price of goods and services to the
nation results from many contributing
factors, one of the largest of which is the
high price of labor.
Frankness Is His Trademark
.. Prince Philip was never a man to pull
any punches when he made public state-
ments. He is maintaining his reputation
for frank comment, on' his current visit to.
Canada.
At a news conference in Ottawa on
Sunday the prince didn't hesitate to make
public his views about : the status of- the
Royal Family in Canada and the other
countries of the Commonwealth.
Questionedabout the relevancy of the
Royal Family concept in Canada, he said,
"The answer is very simple. The structure
'of any society depends on the acceptance
by the community of that structure. The
monarchy 'exists in Canada for historical
reasons and it exists iii the sense that it
was considered to be a benefit to the na-
tion. If at any stage arty nation decides.
that the system is unacceptable, then it is
up to them to change, it."
The prince said that. if Canadians felt
the monarchy had no further purpose in
Canada, "then for goodness sake let's end
the thing on amicable terms without hav-
ing a row about it."
Prince Philip was no' less outspoken
when a veteran newsman asked a question
about possible marriage plans for 'Prince
Charles. Asking that newsman make his
question clear; the prince said that we
live in an age when young people make
their own decisions about whom and when
they will marry• and suggested that the
reporter was out of touch with the times
if he • believed anything different, about
the way things are ,done : in the Royal
Family. . . .
Philip has been .blunt to the point of
rudeness in some of his interviews with.
the press in times past, ' On a previous, .
visit to Canada he was, so Rlainspoken •
about our antiquated liquor' laws 'that.'.
many temperance people were highly in-
dignant. However, it would appear, from
the changes which have taken place since
that time, that the majority of Canadians
agreed with him.
Although Prince Philip is quick to
point out that we . need not put up with,
the monarchy if we don't want it, he is
one of the best arguments in the world
for maintaining its traditions.
As a representative of Queen Elizabeth
he continues to prove that royalty can not
only change with changing times, but can
also lead a people toward new horizons
at a brisk pace.
Perhaps Canada has no practical need
for a king or a queen, but there are times
when it is refreshing to \look toward a
nominal head of state who merits respect
and is in no danger of the sort of mal-
treatment which has been accorded our
elected prime minister.
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000M 1920
W. Harold Sproule of the
staff of the 0,44.C. Guelph,
Mr. Kennedy and Misses ;xda
and. Mae Bassett and Miss Ull
quehart of Listowel, spent $utl.
day at the borne of Mr. a$
Mn, R. J. Tindall.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E, Van*
Ness and little daughter left on
Monday or�g void®� the:
where t y ,•
next few months. Mr. V an,-
Ness
n,Ness will assist in a 'canvass;
which is to be made of that catty:
in the interest of the Seventh
Day Adventists.
Mr., Harold Ross is opening "!
up art electrical supply store In
the building recently vacated
by Billie Burke. He will carry,
a full stock of accessories.
While operating a"grader on
Minnie Street on Friday T. 1,
McLean was thrown over the •
wheel when the .knife hit a
stone and landed heavily op the
ground, fracturing a couple of
ribs. •
Wingham High School held
its annual field day sports en
Thursday. Harriston girls easily
became victors of the Basket-
ball
asket-ball game but the football team
from Wingham reversed the
story and evened the events.
Wingham also won the inter-
school relay race. Harold Mit-
chell who last year won the
boys junior championship this
year won, the senior champion-
ship. Max Stewart won the
junior boys championship. Miss
Dorothy Webster won the junior
girls and Miss Helen Wilson the
senior girl's championship.
OCTOBER 1934
Dr. R. C. Redmond attend-
ed a reunion of the medical
class of 1898 at Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston, on Saturday.
While there he attended the '
Inter -Collegiate football game
between Queen's and Varsity
when Queen's won by 4-3.
The Wingham Business Col-
lege has been very fortunate in •
securing Mr. 'William Secord
as a teacher at the College.
Mr. Secord comes from the
beautiful summer resorte tow* of.
on Lake Ontario. Mr,
Secord obtained his High :School
education at Oakville but his
college studies were secured Ir
Buffalo , N. Y. He has been
teaching at the Gregg College
in Buffalo up until. recently.
Will is a member of the Bryant
and Stratton College quartette,
heard over station WEER, Buf-
falo,
udfalo, .with their college songs
and news. -
C. W.A. Scott and 'Campbell
Black, Englishmen, won the
11,300 mile London to Mel-
bourne
el-bourne air race, ' arriving at the
Flemington race -course, Intel
bourne, early Tuesday. They
flew to Melbourne from London •
in less,than three days, travel-
led the last lap from Charle-
viile with a faulty motor; but
they nursed it along, after hasty •
repairs at Charley/11e, an d
made the 787 mile lap in good
time.
At a meeting of the Associ-
ate Chiropractors and Drugless
Thereapists of Ontario, held in
Hamilton last week, J. A. Fox,
of town, was re-elected vice-
president of this organization.
OCTOBER 1944
Congratulations to George
Thomson of Bluevale, a stu-
dent at Western University,
London, who was awarded the
Huron County Scholarship o f
$100 for making the highest
marks of any course in the pre-
ceeding year at the University.
Phyllis Herman of Clinton was
the winner of a similar scholar-
ship for the girls. George grad-
uated from Wingham High
School in 1943.
At a baptismal service con-
ducted by Rev. W. A. Beecroft
in Wingham United Church on
Sunday morning, three children
were christened: Elizabeth
Lynn Stuckey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Stuckey; John
Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Madill, and L a ur en e
Yvonne, daughter of -Mr.; and
Mrs. James Walpole. ,
Last Sunday Rev. J. N. H.
Norton, who came here from
Wiarton commenced his pastor-
ate at the Baptist Church. Large
congregations were present to
welcome him.
Two eating places will be
under new ownership and man-
agement here in the near future.
Mr. Howard Sherbondy, who
has operated the Queens Coffee
Shop for the past nine years,
has purchased the Williams Res-
taurant, and will take posses-
sion this week -end. It will be
a few days however before it
will be open for business as the
new proprietor will. make some
improvement before starting
business in the new stand. The
business in .the Queens Hotel
dining room and lunch, will be
operated by Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
ter Yemen. 'They will take
possession some time in
November, Mrs, Yeman is no
stranger here as she is the form-
er Jean Fralick and operated a
tea room here .a. few Years ago,
Mr. Kenneth MacLean has
received a call( as minister of
Exeter Presbyterian Church.
The Presbytery will meet here
on Tuesday next week to con-
sider this matter, Mr. Mach .
Lean came to St Andrew's Pres-
byteiian Church as minister in
1930.
OCTOBER 1955
First snow of the season hit
Wingham on Monday afternoon,
and although it wasn't much of
an effort, we have no doubt
that the weatherman has some-
thing more imposing in store
for us. So if you like winter l
weather, be patient.
Ruth Hotchkiss, 10 -year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Hotchkiss of Wingham,
fell and fractured her left arm
on Friday. She was admitted
to hospital where the fracture.
was reduced under ether and
a cast applied. Her condition
is described as satisfactory.
William Currie, Wingham,
was named new president of the
Huron Presbytery Men's Council
at the annual meeting in James
Street United Church, Exeter.
Victor Emerson, of White - 1
church, suffered a fractured left
wrist on Saturday, when he fell
out of a tree. He was admitted
to hospital, where his condition
is satisfactory.
Dr. R. B. Palmer was pre-
sented with an onyx signet ring
on behalf of the nursing staff of •
the hospital, upon his leaving
for the West.
Bluevale
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller
of London were Sunday visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Vin-
cent.
October 15, 1969
The Editor
Wingham Advance. -Times
Wingham, Ontario. .
Dear Sir:
Thank you sincerely for the
publicity given in the Septem-
ber 18th issue of your valued
newspaper in support of the an-
nual appeal of The Canadian
Arthritis and Rheumatism So -
ci.ety which was conducted by
members of the Wingham Kin-
ette °Club.
The sum of $597. 41 w a s
'contributed by citizens of Wing -
ham which will assist the So-
ciety in its rapidly expanding
tie
•
program of patient -care serv-
ices, professional.education,
public information .and, of ma-
jor importance, the expansion
of its costly research projects in
an 'effort to find the cause and
a• cure for arthritis—the Nation's
No. 1 crippler. _ .
Through your columns we
would like to extend our grafi-:
tude to all donors and to the
willing volunteer workers of the
Kinette Club and others who as-
sisted to ensure the success of
the campaign.
• Respectfully yours,
Joseph I. Dolan,
Regional Rep,
SS. Guest Editorial
The Generation Gap
It is inevitable . • after all, how can
our parents be our contemporaries and
who would want them to be?
The world changes so rapidly, it is
hard enougho keep pace with your own
generation let alone with another.
We belong to- the A. T. generation—
after television. We have a much freer
type of life than did our parents as we
live in a more affluent society than they.
We can get places faster and sooner with
our easy access to cars. But the laws'
clamps are stronger on us. Ask your
father. about some of his antics in his
youth, especially at Hallowe'en. We would
be charged with juvenile .delinquency if
we did one-quarter of what they did. Our
fads come and go at a much faster speed
than in our parents' day due to the great
technological advances which have brought
us closer to the pulsing beat of other
countries.
Our values are different from our par-
ents on what is important. We tend to
lean towards science and they to spirit-
ualism. Why shduld people expend energy
on creating a fuss over knee-length .hair,
our music, our language, our fashion,
when it could be used bettering the
world? We, unlike our parents, have dif-
By Cathy Russell 12B
ficulty in distinguishing what is right or
wrong. It entirely depends on who is
judging us and what circles we travel
in. They had black for wrong and
white for right, (no color -prejudice in-
tended), and none of the various shades
of gray that are with us now.
Our parents must have aroused 4ar
stronger reactions from their parents for
smoking and drinking than we do, only
our parents tend to forget those things.
Think of what the poor flapper girls must
have gone. through in the 1920s over their
short skirts and bobbed hair. Each gen-
eration has its own "thing." Ours appears
to be "grass" and drugs, though it is not
exclusively retained in .the confines of our
generation. .
All we can do to bridge the gap is
to talk with our parents about anything
and everything so that we can learn what
makes the' other "tick."
When we get old, mellowed by the
years , and watch another generation
struggle for survival and an identity of.
their own, perhaps we will be. compas-
sionate from our bittersweet experiences.
in enduring and thriving, In spite of a
generation gap.
Colin is a very sociably :baby, 14 months old, good -look -
Ing as you see. He has lovely fair coloring with 'bjue eyes
and reddish blond hair which is inclined to curl, Though `he
has a small frame he is wiry and very strong; A happy-:..
cuddly little fellow, Colin has a pleasant,. even-temred ,
personality. He gets on Well with other. Children and; makes
friends withall adults.' He can say a few words and ;is trying
earnestly to walk. Earlier tests indicated he had a ., heart. ,
-murmur which has now disappeared. He:. is ,in. excellent
health and very active. To inquire about adopting
please write to Today's Child, Department • of Social ;and:
Family Services, Parliament Buildings, Toronto . ,YFor
information on adoption ask your Children'$-,Aid;Society. '
unuuuU19,HIMs,imr,HH}!4►i .
I'dgo hunting if.
This is the time .of year
when . the hunting stories are
flying around. Each time they
are retold, they become a big-
ger lie or a little funnier.
I don't mind the . stories
when they're funny, or big, fat
lies: But there's nothing more
boring than listening to a hurt-
er telling you in deadly earnest
the entire story of how , he
would have got his bag of
ducks, or bagged his deer, if
the fates and the weather, and
anythingelse he can think of,
had not conspired against him.
It's as dull as listening to
someone relate what happened
on every hole of his golf game,
or . every. hand of bridge. He
would _ have shot par or made
his grand slam if, if, if .. .
Getting back to hunters,
you'll never hear that earnest,
serious teller of tales admit-
ting
dmitting that he couldn't hit the
side of a barn.. with a handful
of beans, from three • feet. Or
that he's as quiet in the bush
as a tank on a hot tin roof. No.
there's nothing wrong with
him. It's the gods, or his gun
, jammed, or sheer bad luck.
Quite a few of the chaps on
our staff • who are keen hunters
urge me to join them. This
means standing around in a
swamp and chest -high 'boots af-
.ter walking an hour to get
there, gazing sullenly for hours
at a sullen sky filled with
blackbirds and swallows and
non-existent ducks.
I've been able to fight off
the temptation for several
years now. I used to be a fair
shot. There's many a tree,
fence -post and tin can. in the
country that can testify to that.
and I used to enjoy hunting. It
really was pleasant to get away
from the old battleaxe for a
few hours on a lovely, autumn
day.
But I've never been a fanat-
ic. Any tendency I .had toward
becoming one was cured forev-
er last time I went deer hunt-
ing. I got lost twice, was al-
most shot once (he hit the
hound instead of me), and was
dam' nearly drowned on the
way home from a remote is-
land, in a blizzard, a high wind,
and a leaky boat.
Hunting is for the birds, lit-
erally. In proportion to num-
bers, there are more hunters
killed, wounded, or disabled
for life from heart attacks and
arthritis, than birds.
Another thing that puts me,
off is the type of people who
hunt. There is a large percent-
age of high-grade morons
among them.
'I've just read in the Wiarton
Echo a story about two "hunt-
ers" who shot and killed two
wild, white swans that had
made their home near a beach
resort . and were .a . delight to
cottagers. Whatis there to stroi
about "hunters"': who shoot
swans? '
A couple of years ago,,, two
chaps I 'know: went out to',the
local golf course and shot ev- -
ery black squirrel in sight
This takes a lot of nerve, stam-
ina, and bush lore; walking
around a golf : course, slaugh-
tering " half -tame, squirrels, with
three ounces of meat each on
them.
Them there are the "hunt-
ers" who go off for a good
drunk . in the bush. It gives
them a chance to play poker, •
grow a beard, curse, belch and
do all sorts of manly things
like that. They could do the
same thing by checking into a
motel room for a week. But
they enjoy wearing big boots
and rough clothes and making.
rude noises. Then they come
home and let their wives push
them around like puppets for
the other fifty-one weeks.
The finest hunters are those
who love nature. They respect
and admire and are curious
about their prey.. They shoot
only when they know what
they're shooting at, try to kill
cleanly, and follow the wound-
ed deer or retrieve the wound-
ed bird at any cost. I've no
quarrel with them. But I think
most of them would be just -as
happy with an unloaded gun or
a camera. ,
There's no real appeal in
hunting for me any more,
though ; love to get out in the
bush, preferably alone.
But if they ever declare an
open season on school adminis-
trators, I'll be right back there,
gun on shoulder, keen of eye
and hard of jaw, tireless in the
chase, and relentless in the
kill. I• wouldn't even . mind tak-
ing part, in wiping out the en-
tire, species, though I'm against
this sort of thing, normally.
Hand injured in
mill accident
FORD WICH- -Tom McCle-
ment, who is employed at
George Nichols feed mill, Lis-
towel. received . severe lacera-
tions to his thumb and two fing-
ers on his right hand on Wednes-
day when in some manner they
became caught in a roller.
He was taken to Listowel
hospital, where they operated
on his hand and he was able to
return home Saturday. He will
be confined for some time.
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